Federal agents searched more than a dozen homes Tuesday in a crackdown on so-called maternity tourism operators who arrange for pregnant Chinese women to give birth in the U.S., where their babies automatically become American citizens.

WASHINGTON – Local beer and spirits makers are hoping to take it outside. A bill introduced Tuesday in the D.C. Council would give breweries and distilleries some fresh air and larger tabs. Under the plan,…

WASHINGTON – Fairfax County’s staff attorney, who county supervisors say gave bad advice related to the investigation of a fatal police shooting, will retire next summer. Following a closed-door session Tuesday, the County Board of…

Ten months after first-time restaurateurs Au, Di and Hac Dang, Terrell Wilbourn and their three other partners opened Chasin’ Tails in Westlee, they weren’t sure they’d be in business much longer. “We thought it was over,”…

Alexandria makes a top 10 list of the “Best Downtowns in America” from Livability.com. It ranks Alexandria No. 6 on its list. Livability.com says it considered a number of factors in compiling its list, including…

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar’s forestry department has captured a rare white elephant in the jungles of the country’s western Ayeyarwaddy region, an official said Sunday. The 7-year-old female was captured Friday, six weeks after…

A 22-year-old Arlington man has been arrested after he was found covered in vomit in an Ashton Heights home. Police say a homeowner on the 700 block of N. Lincoln Street awoke around 2:00 a.m. Saturday,…

Could helping employees go vegan boost their moods and their productivity at work? That’s the finding of a four-month study of Geico employees by the D.C.-based Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine published Friday in the…

Winter weather has made its mark on the D.C. area, and potholes are becoming more prevalent, too. Check out some of the pothole photos from around the region and submit your own photos and locations. (Photos)